LOKKA auto/manual hubs

[AlexD333]

Scrolling on the web for some detail about fitting front Lokkas, I came across a Trol forum. they speak of the following issue.

will this effect the later Terranos?

"something that I should mention is that you may need to convert your auto hubs to manual ones otherwise you’ll have problems with them unlocking"

I would imagine the kit Lokka are making caters for this? :nenau

perhaps a question to Lokka themselves.

 

[Fez_uk]

I would imagine the kit Lokka are making caters for this? :nenau

perhaps a question to Lokka themselves.

No why would you assume they cater for this? Just buy manual hubs if thats the case.

 

[Banshee]

Scrolling on the web for some detail about fitting front Lokkas, I came across a Trol forum. they speak of the following issue.

will this effect the later Terranos?

"something that I should mention is that you may need to convert your auto hubs to manual ones otherwise you’ll have problems with them unlocking"

I would imagine the kit Lokka are making caters for this? :nenau

perhaps a question to Lokka themselves.

I read a post on Pistonheads somewhere that the autos do have a habit of self destructing on corners when they haven't disengaged, hence why I went AVM manuals :naughty

Fixed are a no no!!!

 

[Lincs Mav]

You found any spares for you avm hubs banshee. Could do with a service kit for mine.

 

[jims-terrano]

Fixed are a no no!!!

I still want a pair of fixed hubs and fittings :thumb2

 

[Barrbeast]

Remember Banshee mate fixed hubs are just like us with our manuals when switched to lock. As long as there's no drive to the front diff ie. you're in 2wd, the lokka will just ratchet like it's meant to.

The problem is with auto hubs they won't unlock as easily (or at all) as the lokka will keep the driveshafts moving which could cause the autos to go bang. By fitting manuals you know they will be unlocked when you want them to be :thumb2

 

[solarman216]

Alex you do not have Auto hubs they are fixed so not a problem at all, they will just ratchet on corners, Rick

 

[Madmark]

I still want a pair of fixed hubs and fittings :thumb2

I have fixed hubs and wanna go manual hubs as do all of road work and dont like the idea the front diff etc are always turning

 

[elty001]

As long as you make sure auto hubs are disengaged properly (reversing back a few feet after disengaging 4wd) then don't see how a lokka would give you any problems on auto hubs.
I've looked and pondered the idea of fitting a lokka but not needed one on all the lanes I've driven over the years.
If you lose traction on the front a bit of left foot braking can put the drive back to the rears and give you your traction back.
Each to their own though.

 

[AlexD333]

Alex you do not have Auto hubs they are fixed so not a problem at all, they will just ratchet on corners, Rick

Time and time again I cannot get my head around the three different types of hubs, but you are saying I need not worry? :thumb2 as the cv joints turn all the time I worried this would cause issue when returning to 2wd

 

[solarman216]

Time and time again I cannot get my head around the three different types of hubs, but you are saying I need not worry? :thumb2 as the cv joints turn all the time I worried this would cause issue when returning to 2wd

no do not worry, Rick

 

[AlexD333]

no do not worry, Rick

Ta Rick :thumb2

 

[Banshee]

Having driven around with my LOKKA fitted and had the fixed hubs on, it's terrifying!!!

The noise of it ratcheting on corners is awful and even people on the pavement have commented

It's not just the noise either, you could feel it clunking through the steering wheel, my partner uses my truck and I let her drive it without telling her that it would do it and she was pulling into a tight car park and she got that scared she slammed the brakes on because she said "she thought the wheel was going to fall off"

By fitting the manuals you can set them to free and nothing up front will be spinning thus prolonging the life of Prop UJ's and also saving me fuel :thumb2

More importantly, it stops the horrible ratcheting and vibrations through the wheel.

Alex, I'd seriously recommend a set of Manual Hubs

 

[Banshee]

I still want a pair of fixed hubs and fittings :thumb2

I battered mine matey so I binned them, they were looking rather worse for ware beforehand anyway

 

[solarman216]

Having driven around with my LOKKA fitted and had the fixed hubs on, it's terrifying!!!

The noise of it ratcheting on corners is awful and even people on the pavement have commented

It's not just the noise either, you could feel it clunking through the steering wheel, my partner uses my truck and I let her drive it without telling her that it would do it and she was pulling into a tight car park and she got that scared she slammed the brakes on because she said "she thought the wheel was going to fall off"

By fitting the manuals you can set them to free and nothing up front will be spinning thus prolonging the life of Prop UJ's and also saving me fuel :thumb2

More importantly, it stops the horrible ratcheting and vibrations through the wheel.

Alex, I'd seriously recommend a set of Manual Hubs

Sounds to me like your Lokka has not been set up correctly, my off roader when I drive it about the yard can hardly hear the diff, but then I shaved the washers to get the correct clearance, Rick

 

[Banshee]

Sounds to me like your Lokka has not been set up correctly, my off roader when I drive it about the yard can hardly hear the diff, but then I shaved the washers to get the correct clearance, Rick

Other people have reported the same issue on the Web with Terrano's Rick :nenau

 

[solarman216]

Other people have reported the same issue on the Web with Terrano's Rick :nenau

one has to wonder if they are all too tight then cos they used the original washers, do not think you can get them from Nissan, and even if you can, a specific thickness????

As said mine makes very little noise, I can jack up one wheel and turn it readily but ratcheting is not in any way loud, Rick

 

[AlexD333]

Not liking the sound of this....

Thought the idea of this kit they are building it to get it right...

 

[solarman216]

Problem Alex is that due to machining tolerances of all the parts involved in the original diff Nissan gets round that by having a range of different thickness washers available so they can adjust the sun gears to suite, so as Lokka are faced with an approximate dimension between the sun gear thrust faces within the carrier (only a few thou) so that is why they give the set up dimensions for their kit, now I score as not only can I machine to reduce washer thickness, I have spare diffs that I can nick washers from, Rick

 

[AlexD333]

Problem Alex is that due to machining tolerances of all the parts involved in the original diff Nissan gets round that by having a range of different thickness washers available so they can adjust the sun gears to suite, so as Lokka are faced with an approximate dimension between the sun gear thrust faces within the carrier (only a few thou) so that is why they give the set up dimensions for their kit, now I score as not only can I machine to reduce washer thickness, I have spare diffs that I can nick washers from, Rick

Good shout.

I'll have to drop it off with you at some point